Prospekt (street)
Broad, multi-lane and very long straight street in an urban area / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prospekt (Russian: проспе́кт, IPA: [prɐˈspʲekt] ⓘ) is a Slavic term describing a broad, multi-lane and very long straight street in urban areas,[1][2] which serves as an arterial road. The use of "prospekt" as a road-related concept originated in the Russian Empire.
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As an urban area sprawls along transportation routes, the roads outside of city limits called chaussee (French for road surface) often also become converted into prospekts.